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The Delaware Maternal Mortality Review panel first convened in 2011. The committee has 46 members, meets 3-4 times per year and reviews all pregnancy associated deaths. From 2015 to 2019, Delaware had 54908 births and 10 (32%) pregnancy-related deaths. The mission of the Delaware Maternal Mortality Review Committee is to:
- Identify pregnancy-associated deaths, review those caused by pregnancy complications and other associated causes,
- Identify the factors contributing to these deaths and recommend public health and clinical interventions that may reduce these deaths and improve systems of care,
- Increase awareness of the issues surrounding pregnancy-related deaths, and
- Promote change among individuals, healthcare systems, and communities in order to reduce the number of deaths.
Contacts
Primary
Name
Lisa Klein
Credentials
DNR, MSN, RNC-OB, RNC-LRN
Title
Coordinator, Maternal Mortality Review
Affiliation
Delaware Child Death Review Commission
MMRC Role
Coordinator
Abstractor
Email
Phone
302-255-1760
Secondary
Name
Anne Pedrick
Credentials
MS
Title
Executive Director
Affiliation
Delaware Child Death Review Commission
MMRC Role
State Agency Leadership
Phone
302-255-1760
Sources of Funding
ERASE MM
Yes
STATE MATERNAL HEALTH INNOVATION
No
TITLE V MCH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
No
STATE BUDGET
No
Scope of cases reviewed
All pregnancy-associated deaths (All deaths of women while pregnant or within one year of the end of pregnancy, due to any cause)
Individuals, Disciplines, and Organizations Represented on Review
| Organizations | Core Disciplines | Specialty Disciplines |
|---|---|---|
|
Academic Institutions
Behavioral Health Agencies
FIMR/CDR Programs
Healthy Start Agencies
Private and Public Insurers
Professional Assoc. State Chapters
State Medicaid Agency
State Medical Society
State Title V Program
Violence Prevention Agencies
|
Anesthesiology
Community Advocate
Family Medicine
Forensic Pathology
Maternal Fetal Medicine/Perinatology
Nurse Midwifery
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Patient Safety
Patient/Family Advocate
Perinatal Nursing
Psychiatry
Public Health
Social Work
|
Addiction Counseling
Cardiology
Epidemiology
Law Enforcement
Mental Health Provider
Quality/Risk Management
|
State Materials
Delaware Child Death Review Commission
2016
Family interview protocol for Delaware maternal death cases.